in the Interest of J.O. Jr., T.O., J.O. and W.O.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a dismissal with prejudice does not constitute a valid and final judgment for purposes of issue preclusion
• holding that a lower court’s ruling on a motion for disqualification cannot be basis for issue preclusion because the likelihood of obtaining interlocutory review is very limited
• stating that the issue must have a bearing on the outcome or determination of the case to be essential
• reasoning that the former officer “could have prevailed on those claims regardless of the outcome of his motion to disqualify”
• explaining that finality requires that earlier decision be subject to appellate review or was in fact reviewed
• explaining that judges may take judicial notice of records of other courts

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).